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Costs associated with pet care continue to rise, according to consumer financing company Synchrony’s 2025 Pet Lifetime of Care Study, which found an increase of 10% for dogs and close to 20% for cats since 2022. Expanding on original research …

Nearly seven years after a fire ripped through Ron Perelman’s Hamptons home, he is asking a New York state judge to force insurers to pay him more than $400 million for five paintings he says were damaged in the blaze. …

U.S. manufacturing contracted for a third straight month in May and suppliers took the longest time in nearly three years to deliver inputs amid tariffs, potentially signaling looming shortages of some goods. President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policy again dominated …

A North Carolina insurance agency cannot escape a lawsuit brought by a homeowner who was denied coverage after a hurricane because key elements of the property were not mentioned in the coverage application. In a case that began almost a …

Davis & Towle Insurance Group, headquartered in Concord, New Hampshire, named former New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner, Christopher Nicolopoulos as the agency’s new chief executive officer. Jeffrey Towle, previously the agency’s president has moved to the position of chairman of the …

Nearly seven years after a fire ripped through Ron Perelman’s Hamptons home, he is asking a New York state judge to force insurers to pay him more than $400 million for five paintings he says were damaged in the blaze. …

InterWest Insurance Services has acquired Armstrong & Associates Insurance Services in California. Martin Armstrong will remain in a leadership role, with all employees coming over to InterWest. Founded in 2004, Armstrong specializes in agribusiness and serves clients throughout California and …

The European Union agreed overwhelmingly to curb Chinese medical device manufacturers’ access to public procurement contracts in the bloc, according to people familiar with the matter. EU countries voted Monday on the measure, which will ban access to public contracts …

The European Commission said on Monday it would make a strong case this week for the United States to reduce or eliminate tariffs even after Donald Trump said he would double import duties on steel and aluminum to 50%. European …

Lloyd’s, headquartered in London, the world’s leading marketplace for insurance and reinsurance market for global risk, made several new appointments and updates to its executive team. Rachel Turk is appointed as chief of market performance and will join the Council …

BevCap Management, a program manager for casualty and medical stop loss captive insurance companies in multiple domiciles, announced that Dawn Dinardo has joined its team as SVP of Captive Operations. With nearly 20 years of experience in captive insurance management, …

Mayors in states that border Canada are calling for an end to President Donald Trump’s trade war with the country, saying it has harmed businesses and workers in their communities and upended one of the world’s most successful economic relationships. …

A work crew of incarcerated people cleared the way for a woman and her three children to finally leave their rural Oklahoma property more than a week after a tornado caused widespread damage, state officials said. The crew was still …

FORT WORTH — Rising public concern in Texas over PFAS, or “forever chemicals” linked to cancer, infertility and immune disorders sparked lawmakers to file half a dozen bills to study the chemicals, regulate them in sewage sludge and ban them …

Google agreed to spend $500 million over 10 years to overhaul its compliance structure, to settle shareholder litigation accusing the search engine company of antitrust violations, settlement papers show. The preliminary settlement of so-called derivative litigation against officials at Google …

Building an underground tunnel for an aging Enbridge oil pipeline that stretches across a Great Lakes channel could destroy wetlands and harm bat habitats but would eliminate the chances of a boat anchor rupturing the line and causing a catastrophic …

The Los Angeles City Council approved a $13.9 billion budget proposal for the next fiscal year on Friday, trimming Mayor Karen Bass’s plans to increase public safety spending, in an effort to reduce layoffs amid a nearly $800 million deficit. …

A runway at Newark Liberty International Airport will reopen on Monday nearly two weeks ahead of schedule following several chaotic weeks of equipment outages, runway construction and air traffic control staffing shortages that caused flight cancellations, diversions and delays, U.S. …

By the time Robbie Roberge spotted the fire consuming his boat’s galley last August, he knew he had just minutes to evacuate his beloved Three Girls fishing vessel, named for his daughters. As the flames spread up the boat’s walls, …

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Trump administration is dropping plans to terminate leases for 34 offices in the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the agency responsible for enforcing mine safety laws, the Department of Labor said Thursday. Earlier this year, …